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.TH CURLINFO_SIZE_DOWNLOAD_T 3 "November 04, 2020" "libcurl 7.74.0" "curl_easy_getinfo options"

.SH NAME
CURLINFO_SIZE_DOWNLOAD_T \- get the number of downloaded bytes
.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *handle, CURLINFO_SIZE_DOWNLOAD_T, curl_off_t *dlp);
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a pointer to a \fIcurl_off_t\fP to receive the total amount of bytes that
were downloaded.  The amount is only for the latest transfer and will be reset
again for each new transfer. This counts actual payload data, what's also
commonly called body. All meta and header data are excluded and will not be
counted in this number.
.SH PROTOCOLS
All
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");

  /* Perform the request */
  res = curl_easy_perform(curl);

  if(!res) {
    /* check the size */
    curl_off_t dl;
    res = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_SIZE_DOWNLOAD_T, &dl);
    if(!res) {
      printf("Downloaded %" CURL_FORMAT_CURL_OFF_T " bytes\\n", dl);
    }
  }
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.55.0
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR curl_easy_getinfo "(3), " curl_easy_setopt "(3), "
.BR CURLINFO_SIZE_DOWNLOAD "(3), "
.BR CURLINFO_SIZE_UPLOAD_T "(3), "